High maintenance

[Crazy4Orlando]

What kind of person are you? Are you one of those people that have to be all squeaky clean every single day with filed, clean nails and perfect hair? Or are you--for lack of better words--a total slob? ;D Anything about your physical appearance counts, like nails, facial care, toes, hands, how many showers you take a day, how many days in between do you wash your hair (or lack thereof), etc.

[~Kawaii~]

I shower/bathe twice a day and wash my hair every morning.
I always have to keep my nails short and filed (I play the guitar - that's a must do) and I paint them black. That's because I want to.
I do have a really strict face wash thingy routine but that's only because I had really bad acne when I was younger and I don't want to go thorugh that again.
Toes? Erm ok then. Cut my nails when I need to and paint them when I wear open toed shoes (that's like...never.)
Hands. Yes, I have two. They are very nice. Though hard on the finger tips due the the guitar.


hehe - overall I'm pretty average when it comes to stuff like that.

[Crazy4Orlando]

I would say I'm between average and high maintenance. I'm not like Jennifer Lopez, with her five hundred mansions ;D, but I do like to be clean and look good. I take two showers everyday, one in the morning, one before bed. I wash my face with cleanser every day two times, in the morning and before bed. I clean my fingernails every week, and it varies, depending if they look horrible or OK. My toe nails split easily so I constantly have to clip them and brush them with a nail brush. Shaving is a must, although I sometimes get lazy when it comes to legs. I wash my hair about every other day because my hair isn't very oily, even in the summer time.

[Niphredil]

I shower once a day, in the evening a little while before bed so my hair has time to dry (I let my hair air dry).
I wash my face two, sometimes three, times a day.
I use a pore-refining face mask once a week.
I shave my legs three or four times a week in summer, less in winter.
I shave under my arms every day.
I keep my fingernails short because I play the piano, and long nails get in my way anyhow. I usually have clear or very light colored nail polish on them (anything bright is distracting to me and makes me feel gaudy).
I trim my toenails when they need it.

That's about it, I think...

Oh, how about make-up?

Let's see, I don't wear make-up everyday, but when I do I use Almay's Nearly Naked liquid make-up (and I have to say, it's awesome! No one will be able to tell you're wearing it). I also use a little concealer to take care of any darkness under my eyes, and to cover blemishes. And I like to top it off with some blush! And if I'm going somewhere I use some brown eye shadow. That's about all I like to wear... I don't like to wear mascara cause it bothers my eyes.

[Crazy4Orlando]

Yeah, I heard that Nearly Naked makeup makes your skin look very flawless. Must ... get ... some!!! Although I can't say I'm pock-faced, I rarely get any zits. And if I do, I use one of those spot gels, like Neutrogena On-the-Spot or Clearasil Persagel or whatever it's called.

OK, I have a question about concealer and foundation. How do you know which shades are right for you? I go to a drug-store or Wal-Mart and it's not like they have testers there for you (I wish there were) and I always get the wrong shade. And I HATE wasting my money.

[Daturadaisy]

I take a shower or bath everyday, and wash my hair everyday because it gets oily because it is so baby fine. I don't like my appearance so I tend to be fussy in the morning with make up & hair although I end up not wearing much usually. I wash my face at least once a day.

I love Smashbox brand of make up. And overall I like a lot of the products that the Body Shop has.

I meticulous about brushing and flossing too.

[Summer Sparrow]

Hehehehe fun topic! Well I'm not really obsessed maintaining myself, only the normal things like :-

Showering twice a day, but I also like taking long baths (if I can find the time). Wash face twice a day too.

Not really a very fashionable gal (more like a fashion outlaw) I'm a total slob when it comes to fashion.

Nails, short and untreated.

Make-up - Maybeline, Body Shop, Mac (I only wear make-up to work)

I guess the only thing I'm obsessed about is my hair.
-Shampoo and conditioning every three days, it can get quite greasy if I don't *yuck*
-Treatment/Steaming every three weeks.
-Wash and blow at the salon every week.
-Trimming very two months.


Oh C4O about concealer, i think you should get yours tested first before you buy em, I'm sure there are testers. Try them out first, look for 'Olive skin tones' Cuz Asians have a different skin tone than Causasians. (btw I'm an Asian too) I personally recommend Body Shop. They have friendly people to help you choose. Hope that helps.

[Crazy4Orlando]

Wow, Summer, seems like you really have respect for your tresses, LOL! ;D But I understand, I hate having wild and uncontrolled hair. That is the worst, besides having zits the size of mountains. I treat my hair with hot oil once a week and I get it trimmed every month, although I can never tell when I have split ends. I just highlighted my hair a lighter brunette hair a couple of days ago, it looks pretty darn nice!

[Summer Sparrow]

Glad to hear your hair is looking nice C4O ;D On the other hand I've colored mine back to my original color though, jet black.

[Crazy4Orlando]

Jet black is awesome! ;D I just got bored with my natural-born color (jet black ) so I colored it. But I think some people with pale skin shouldn't dye their hair black, that looks scary.

[~Kawaii~]

Crazy4Orlando said:

Jet black is awesome! ;D I just got bored with my natural-born color (jet black ) so I colored it. But I think some people with pale skin shouldn't dye their hair black, that looks scary.

It looks cool you mean - pale skin and dark hair looks great. See?



Well I was going to post a few more but I can't be arsed. lol.

[Crazy4Orlando]

Aimèe said:

It looks cool you mean - pale skin and dark hair looks great. See?

Well I was going to post a few more but I can't be arsed. lol.

Uh ... no, I meant scary. I really hate Amy Lee, she doesn't belong with Evanescence. Her voice does not match at all. And she's not real. But hey, that's just me.

And she looks scary too. ;D

[~Kawaii~]

Crazy4Orlando said:

Uh ... no, I meant scary. I really hate Amy Lee, she doesn't belong with Evanescence. Her voice does not match at all. And she's not real. But hey, that's just me.

And she looks scary too. ;D

Amy Lee is one half of Evanescence. If there was no Amy Lee there would be no Evanescence. She co writes the music and writes the lyrics, how can you say she doesn't belong there? What do you mean by she's not real?

She looks scary?! Ok then....

[Crazy4Orlando]

Aimèe said:

Amy Lee is one half of Evanescence. If there was no Amy Lee there would be no Evanescence. She co writes the music and writes the lyrics, how can you say she doesn't belong there? What do you mean by she's not real?

She looks scary?! Ok then....

Um, first of all, I'd much prefer it if she stuck with ONE type of music. I've listened to my friend's copy of the CD and on every song she keeps flipping around genres. And not to mention that the song Bring Me to Life is the most annoying thing recorded (except for maybe the Ketchup Song). That black hair, pale skin thing is just a fake facade. But hey, that's just me.

But this is a thread talking about your own physical maintenance so we're getting waaaaaaay off topic.

[~Kawaii~]

Crazy4Orlando said:

Um, first of all, I'd much prefer it if she stuck with ONE type of music. I've listened to my friend's copy of the CD and on every song she keeps flipping around genres. And not to mention that the song Bring Me to Life is the most annoying thing recorded (except for maybe the Ketchup Song). That black hair, pale skin thing is just a fake facade. But hey, that's just me.

But this is a thread talking about your own physical maintenance so we're getting waaaaaaay off topic.

There's the genre thing. Again. It's actually shows quite a talented band when they can play different types of music. And actually, all the songs bar the two piano lead ballads sound extremely similar.

So anyway]/i] back to the personal looks - I think one thing that is great about the human body is that you can change it so much. Hair colour, make up, piercings, tattoos,etc, you can change it to whatever you want it to be and what ever you feel happy with.
I really admire people who do their own things for their own tastes in life and don't follow the rules of fashion or make up.